Many considered him one of the best receivers in the AFL. The Oilers netted 348 points, and the defensive unit surrendered 324. Accolades: AFL All-Time Team, 3-time First Team AFL, 5-time AFL All-Star Championships: 2 AFL titles. Middle On the play, Beebe's left foot went partially out of bounds due to momentum caused by a shove by cornerback Jerry Gray prior to Beebe then getting open for the catch. coming off a bad year in 91 and had few expectations for this Davis rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, while also catching 2 passes for 25 yards and returning a kickoff for 33. Since 2016, the Titans have had four consecutive winning seasons and are looking to build into a playoff contender. THE LAST GOLDEN AGE: THE LOU HOLTZ ERA AT NOTRE DAME, THE SEQUEL SEASON: THE YEAR-LONG NARRATIVE OF THE EPIC 1978 BASEBALL SEASON, 1992 Houston Oilers: The Heartbreak Keeps Growing. Soccer fanatic, marketing enthusiast, photographer, surfer, pop culture and comic book nerd. Curley Culp might have been short for a defensive line, standing only six feet one inch, nonetheless, he put in the work. The season opened in Pro Bowl, averaging in the neighborhood of 10-12 yards-per-catch. Earl Campbell was amazing no questions asked. Accolades: 2-Time Pro-Bowl, 2-Time First-team All-Pro. same at the professional level. White to clear 1,200 yards and finish fifth in the NFL in rushing. Stats: 347 Tackles, 30.5 Quarterback Sacks, 26 Pass deflections, 6 Forced Fumbles. 1993 Houston Oilers Roster. Stats: 505 Receptions, 5,126 Receiving Yards, 28 Touchdowns Accolades: 3-Time Pro- Bowl, Titans Ring of Honor. Fuller each had eight sacks off the opposite edges. Derrick Mason was a fourth-round draft pick that spent eight years with the Titans. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The Oilers reached the playoffs for the 6th consecutive season, which was the longest such streak in the NFL at the time. A key play on the drive was an 18-yard completion to Slaughter on fourth down and four from the Bills' 34-yard line. Houston was then forced to punt for the first time in the game on their next drive, and Greg Montgomery's 25-yard kick gave Buffalo the ball at their own 41-yard line. 1992 Houston Oilers Results The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1992 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. [10] However, the referees assessed no holding penalty against Buffalo, so they retained possession. I think we have to put another word in the English dictionary to describe this loss because devastated doesn't do it". Now he was about to do the Australian Football Stats - Australian Football Search Houston would play Cleveland in the Dawg Pound on December 20. Tickets did not permit reentry, so people climbed fences until the stadium reopened the gates. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. The city of Houston saw good football in the seven-year stretch from 1987-93. That left Houston at 8-6 , with fading Denver, improving Cleveland I've already met 400,000 of them", and Tasker joked "I've met 1.2 million people who say they were in the stadium". Three plays later, Buffalo faced fourth down and five on the 18-yard line. symptoms meant that Carlson would continue to get a significant If nothing else, Moon was back while Kelly was still out He played 210 games for the Oilers and set the franchise record of 16 quarterback sacks. From there future Oiler Todd McNair tied the game, but Al Del Greco won it 2320 in overtime on a 39-yard field goal. yards and no interceptions. Stats: 943 Interceptions, 12,061 Receiving Yards, 66 Receiving Touchdowns, 3 Return touchdowns Accolades: First-team All-Pro, 2-time Pro-Bowl. You could He was the man calling the shots in the unlikely Super Bowl appearance for the Titans in 1999 having gone 9-2 that season. Warren Moon tossed for 2,521 yards, and Cody Carlson took a significant amount of snaps, too. Jeffires recorded 8 catches for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns. Houston, whose 1992 team some believed gave them their best chance to win the Super Bowl, made several sweeping changes in the offseason. As a college quarterback at "[7] As the lowest seed remaining, Buffalo would play further games on the road. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? two more to Givins, while White ran for 149 yards in an easy 38-24 Do you have a sports website? Twenty nine years ago today, perhaps the best chance a Houston football team has had of making the Super Bowl came and went in historic fashion. finish sixth in the league in points scored and the defense wasnt wild-cards. Stats: 9,407 Rushing Yards, 74 Rushing Touchdowns Accolades: 5-Time Pro-Bowl, NFL MVP 1979, Bert Bell Award 1979, Titans retired number 34, NFL MVP (1979), 3-Time NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1978-80), NFL 1970s All-Decade Team. It wound up working".[7]. 1992 Houston Oilers (NFL) 2nd place American Football Conference Central Division 10-6-0 .625 1992 NFL Previous Season Next Season Roster Key Stat Key Head Coach: Jack Pardee Exhibition game. Join our linker program. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Houston was 8-6 and two games back The loss ended their Jevon Kearse was an amazing pass rusher for the Oilers and then Titans. It was feared at the time that the Rockets would follow the same fate as the Oilers did. We present them here for purely educational purposes. About Us - Contact Us - Credits - Recommended - Privacy Policy - Schedule and Scores Two years after throwing for 527 yards in a 2710 win Moon was intercepted twice and held to 279 yards but led the Oilers from down 133 to lead in the fourth 2013. '", Levy said "70,000 people were at that game. The situation did not get any better for Houston. TD passes from Reich on a typically cold day in this part of the Moon completed the drive with his second touchdown pass to Jeffires, this one a 27-yarder, and the Oilers went into their locker room with a 283 halftime lead. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. ", Meanwhile, head coach Marv Levy told his team, "You've got thirty more minutes. The thing that bothered me was their approach. He averaged about 7 QB sacks per year and was a professional through and through. lead in the fourth quarter disappeared and Houston lost 29-24. The Reich also started the following divisional playoff game in Pittsburgh in which Buffalo also won 243 to advance to the AFC Championship game the following week versus the Miami Dolphins. He was only 36 years old. He was a consistent left tackle and spent 15 years on one team. Other Sports Stats - World TeamTennis Stats - World TeamTennis Search He would have a career year in 2009 running over 2,000 rushing yards and setting the NFL record for most yards from scrimmage in a season. Houston now had a 32-point lead, 353; it was only the second time all season the Oilers had broken 30 points scored in a game. Stats: 159 Games Played, 5 Fumble Recoveries, 1 Touchdown Accolades: 9-time Pro-Bowl, Titans number retired 63, Titans Ring of Honor, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1. About Us - Contact Us - Credits - Recommended - Privacy Policy - Schedule and Scores BUF Andre Reed 17-yard pass from Frank Reich (Steve Christie kick). The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1. The main keys to their success were their four future Hall of Fame players on offense: Quarterback Jim Kelly, running back Thurman Thomas, and receivers Andre Reed and James Lofton. Houston recovered the fumble, but they were forced to punt, and Montgomery's 24-yard kick gave Buffalo the ball at its 48-yard line. future Hall of Fame inductees in center Bruce Matthews and guard Mike He was a durable player and helped the Oilers win back-to-back AFL Championships in 1960 and 1961. Houston Oilers players listed alphabetically or numerically. Tennessee and became the Titans). LIVE SPORTS & TV WITHOUT CABLE The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1990 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. Summarize this article for a 10 years old. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Career Highlights. Warren Moon, AFC Passing Leader (Passer Rating 89.3), This page was last edited on 27 April 2023, at 00:10. Manage Settings With Warren Moon now out with injury until the end of the season Cody Carlson started and the game lead changed five times in the second half. The Oilers held a 35-3 lead on the Buffalo Bills. football history in a 1984 win over Miami. Then after forcing the Bills to a three-and-out, Moon threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Curtis Duncan. 27 years later, during the 2019 playoffs, the Bills blew a 16-point lead against the Houston expansion franchise Texans in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, which some considered to be revenge for the Comeback game. They had them beat";[11] defensive back Sean Jones said, "To blow a 32-point lead, you need a lot of help". AFC Central Division (They would extend that to seven straight playoff appearances the following season). However, in the postseason, the Oilers would fall on the losing end of what would become one of the most substantial come from behind victories in NFL history, dropping a 353 lead in the Wild Card game against the Buffalo Bills only to lose by a score of 4138. The 1992 Houston Oilers, coached by Jack Pardee, lost the Wild Card Game after finishing the NFL regular season in 2nd place in the AFC Central with a 10-6 record. Cody Carlson. Moon started out the drive with two completions for 7 yards, but his 50th pass attempt of the day turned out to be his last. Reich started out the ensuing drive with an 18-yard completion to James Lofton. The Oilers started slowly in 1961, with a 1-3-1 record. We got outcoached, outplayed. Moon recorded 36 of 50 completions for 371 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 2 interceptions. Here's what we know so far. Steve McNair is a Titans legend having played over a decade with the team. Click the images to learn more and order. Frank Wycheck will always be remembered for his lateral pass that sent the Titans to the Super Bowl in 1999. He threw 165 touchdowns and as a placekicker, he had 48.1 percentage in field goal attempts and 98.4 percent of his point-after attempts. It would be the franchise's final win over the Chargers until 2013. Jerry Gray picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Stats: 410 Receptions, 6,823 Receiving Yards, 51 Touchdowns. But After a Steve Christie field goal the Bills were crushed by 27 straight Oilers points. Are all playoff games like this? He played in the following positions: Guard, Center, Right Tackle, Left Tackle, basically every offensive position. American Football Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. In retrospect, a 3-1 start against this slate wasnt too bad. In He was considered a very versatile offensive lineman. Oilers Historical 1992 Stats 1992 Roster. As a result, it became an unintentional squib kick that the Bills line backer Mark Maddox recovered with great field position at midfield. Moon, who finished the day 36/50 for 371 yards straight touchdown drivesthe last four ending on relatively long on the early Sunday afternoon of wild-card weekend and picked up The 1992 Houston Oilers season was the team's 33rd season, and their 23rd in the NFL. Jerry Gray picked off six passes in 1992. He made it to five-straight AFL All-Star games, and he had three seasons where he had over 1,000 receiving yards. bracket was extremely balanced in 1992, with everyone finishing 11-5 The 1992 Houston Oilers season was the team's 33rd season, and their 23rd in the NFL. The 1969 Houston Oilers season was the tenth and final season for the Houston Oilers as a professional AFL franchise before moving to the National Football League when the two merged. goal that tied the game 38-38 and sent it to overtime. early showdown at home with the Kansas City Chiefs, another team of Reich finished the game with 21 of 34 pass completions for 289 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 1 interception. They went on to In a way, it was our crowning moment.[7]. It ended with a 24-16 victory in the AFL championship game at home over the Los Angeles Chargers (10-4). Lacrosse Stats - MLL - NLL - Lacrosse Search All rights reserved. that ultimately advanced) had barely survived Houston without Moon The Oilers were able to win the first two AFL Championships as well as four division titles until the leagues merged in 1970. Ernest Givins played all but one season with the Houston Oilers, he was an Oiler through and through. season. Do you have a sports website? They paved the way for Lorenzo The Oilers kept the scoreboard humming with 405 points, and the defensive unit . Soccer Stats - MLS - Women's - Division II & III - NASL - MASL - MISL - Search And now they had this, and this reminded them of how special this football team really is. The first player to earn All-Southwest Conference honors four years, Campbell was a consensus All-America and the Heisman Trophy winner in 1977. "So if you are a Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans fan," says the site, "who agonizes over the Frank Reich comeback game blowing your franchise's best shot at a Super Bowl title, well, here's another opportunity to feel sad."[4]. win. 17 catches and 184 yards. of an offense called the run and shoot, the forerunner of Reich completed a mere 11-of-23 passes for 99 yards, with two interceptions and a passer rating of 23.6. Defensive coordinator Jim Eddy was fired shortly after the game. Copyright 2023 Stats Crew, Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. [8] 27 years later, Hauser called the loss "the worst day in Houston sports history";[14] a radio station held a mock funeral for the team after the game. author one more drive of his own, racing the Oilers down for a field Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Comeback_(American_football)&oldid=1151012636, January 1993 sports events in the United States, Articles with dead external links from October 2013, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, HOU Jeffires 27 yard pass from Moon (Del Greco kick), BUF Reed 26 yard pass from Reich (Christie kick), BUF Reed 18 yard pass from Reich (Christie kick), BUF Reed 17 yard pass from Reich (Christie kick), This page was last edited on 21 April 2023, at 11:07. He led the NFL in tackles in 2004, he played 1 year for the New York Giants before retiring at 33. had one more run left in them and their 1993 team was very good. In between these routs of Cincinnati, Houston went to Denver, site of their playoff misery the year before. Houston authored another season sweep as Moon threw for 342 yards and two scores while Norman Esiason had a touchdown but gave up a safety when he was run out his own end zone. Houston scored only 226 points, worst in the league, while the defense allowed 352. Ernest Givins was targeted regularly also. Record: 10-6-0, 2nd in one of those. Click the images below to be taken into the library and back to another era. The 1992 Houston Oilers season was the team's 33rd season and their 23rd in the National Football League (NFL). [7] Melanie Hauser of the Houston Post recalled Dishman "fighting back the tears and refusing to cry", and how "you felt the shock. The Oilers also had a powerful running attack with Lorenzo White, who rushed for 1,226 yards and caught 57 passes. The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1993 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. Ray Childress had 13 sacks and was 1st-team All-NFL. Lorenzo Whites score was the winner in the 24-21 contest. A 1995 Heisman Trophy winner, he played eight NFL seasons in an Oilers/Titans uniform andwas the 1996 Rookie of the year in Houston. Houston Houston won the coin toss and got the ball at its 20-yard line. And the Oilers touchdown and helped build a 14-0 lead, it looked par for the course. BUF Andre Reed 18-yard pass from Frank Reich (Steve Christie kick). 1992 Standings Stats Rosters Games. amount of playing time in each game. you only have to ask the 2016 Atlanta Falcons how stories like this moments early in the second half at Buffalo at the end of the 1992 The 1992 Houston Oilers season was the team's 33rd season and their 23rd in the National Football League (NFL). In total Dr. Doom had 1,281 total tackles and 13 interceptions. He was a strong Defensive End that had 75.5 career quarterback sacks with the Oilers. Moon played well and went 23/39 for 321 yards, with Duncan catching five of the passes for 133 yards. "I was hollering the same things the fans were hollering at me when we left the field", Corey says. Munchak (who later coached this organization after it relocated to On September 25, 2011, the Bills rebounded from a 210 deficit to defeat the New England Patriots 3431. Ken Houston is one of the best defensive backs in NFL history. Cody Carlson had a touchdown then gave way to Warren Moon who had a touchdown and despite completing less than half his passes (6 of 13) had a higher passer rating (91.8 to Carlsons 73.4); Bills quarterbacks had only a 27 passer rating. Basketball. Hockey Stats - NHL - WHA - Minor League Hockey - Search Or write about sports? Jurrell Casey is still going strong and Titans fans wont forget his nine-year stint with them. Wycheck then threw a cross-field pass to wide receiver Kevin Dyson, who went the remaining 75 yards for a touchdown dubbed the Music City Miracle, reaching the end zone with just 3 seconds left. head-to-head tiebreaker. year. But from there two Neil O'Donnell touchdowns rallied Pittsburgh to a 2120 win. The Oilers were held scoreless in the fourth in losing 1916. Houston got the 5-seed, while Kansas City settled for the 6-spot. Indianapolis, another team coming off a forgettable 1991 campaign. The Oilers reached the playoffs for the 6th consecutive season, which was the longest such streak in the NFL at the time. He had an amazing arm and was good on his feet. Houston should have been forewarned. Defensive tackle Stats: 26,920 Passing Yards, 47.1 Completion Percentage. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. The city of Houston saw good football in the seven-year stretch from 1987-93. Football Stats - NFL - CFL - AFL - Arena Football - Indoor Football - Search But the 1992 Houston Oilers edition took the cake, getting into the postseason with real prospects of reaching a Super Bowland then suffering one of the most devastating playoff losses of all time. Had the officials noted the foot on the line, this would have been grounds for a penalty as illegal touching of the football. rival, sharing the old AFC Central with the Oilers, Bengals and In addition to losing Kelly, injuries also robbed Buffalo of one of their best defensive players for the upcoming wildcard game: linebacker Cornelius Bennett. Reminding Reich about his comeback while at Maryland, Kelly said "maybe lightning will strike twice" as the team began the second half. The Oilers reached the playoffs for the 6th consecutive season, which was the longest such streak in the NFL at the time. As noted at the time, the Buffalo Bills victory in this game is deemed the greatest comeback in NFL history (regular or postseason) and is referred to as "The Comeback" (or by then-Oiler fans, "The Choke"). The Oilers made the playoffs each season. miseryagain. Stats: 691 Tackles, 105 Sacks Accolades: 8-Time Pro- Bowl, Titans Retired number 65, Titans Ring of Honor. yards to the house, it was 35-3 in the third quarter and the game Houston Oilers players listed alphabetically or numerically. Houston, whose 1992 team some believed gave them their best chance to win the Super Bowl, made several sweeping changes in the offseason. Originally known as the Houston Oilers, the team was founded in 1959 by . To me, they looked timid. But Moon struck right back, leading the Oilers on a second quarter scoring drive that was nearly identical to their first one, completing 6 of 7 passes on another 80-yard drive and finishing it with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Webster Slaughter. Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. Stats: 571 Receptions, 8,215 Receiving Yards, 49 Touchdowns Accolades: 2-Time Pro-Bowl. linebacker Al Smith was another 1st-team All-NFL player and corner They knocked Jim Kelly out of the game and got seven sacksthree from Lee Williams and two more by Childressin an easy 27-3 win. 1992 Houston Oilers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees Previous Season Next Season Record: 10-6-0, 2nd in AFC Central Division ( Schedule and Results ) Coach: Jack Pardee (10-6-0) Points For: 352 (22.0/g) 6th of 28 Points Against: 258 (16.1/g) 9th of 28 Expected W-L: 10.8-5.2 SRS: 5.54 (6th of 28), SOS: -0.33 Playoffs: The Chiefs lost to the mediocre New York Giants. We didnt finish the game". We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. He had 82 career starts for the Oilers with a 44-38 record. On the surface, it appeared the Oilers had played an easy September schedule, with Pittsburgh, Indy and San Diego all coming off bad years. The game was Christie's first in the postseason; after kicking the winning field goal he asked "Wow! couldnt be blamed if they started thinking big picture. On the opening drive of the first quarter, Moon completed 6 of 7 passes on an 80-yard scoring drive that took over 9 minutes off the clock and ended it with his first touchdown throw to wide receiver Haywood Jeffires for 3 yards to give the Oilers a 70 lead. And just like in the season opener, Houston HOU Haywood Jeffires 27-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). View the 1992 Houston Oilers schedule, results and scores for regular season, preseason and postseason NFL games. It reset the love affair with that team. But the Oilers kept getting penaltiesthirteen in alland they couldnt stop the run, allowing 170 yards on the ground to a team that would struggle all year to run the football. Keith Bulluck did one thing, tackle. He is tied for the record for most touchdown passes in a single game, seven. Moon led the Oilers to two field goal drives as the Steelers led 76 at halftime. Unfortunately, Albert had his issues, as he infamously stomped on Andre Gurodes head during a game where he was handed a five-game suspension. Carlson was terrific, going 25/36 for 330 yards and outplayed the young Favre. After a 2-yard return, Jeffires committed a 15-yard facemask penalty while making the tackle, giving Buffalo a first down on Houston's 20-yard line. We definitely choked. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. However, in the postseason, the Oilers would fall on the losing end of what would become one of the most substantial come from behind victories in NFL history, dropping a 353 lead in the Wild Card game against Buffalo to lose by a score of 4138. But he During their 1992 season, Houston finished the season 106, good enough for 2nd place in the AFC Central. In Houston, the game is known as "The Choke". Two Warren Moon touchdowns and a score off a Steelers fumble put the Oilers up 2416 at halftime, but from there Neil O'Donnell led the Steelers back on three scoring drives and a 2924 Pittsburgh win. They got a lot of value for an eighth-round pick.
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